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DPittman

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Anyone looking for any aircraft hardware screws or bolts? I've got a whack of used/new unsorted stuff I'm going through. 20221116_102740.jpg
 
I could use anything 2-56 or 4-40

Any chance??
I don't believe I have any 2-56 whatsoever but I do have 4-40. Any particular head style or bolt length you are looking for? I don't have alot of 4-40 stuff but I do have a small pill bottle of some so far
 
I'd love to try to play with a selection of titanium hardware... that'd be cool!
 
@DPittman I just have to ask, how did you amass that collection?
I bought a bunch of stuff from an old retired airline mechanic/technician. He asked if I could use any bolts or screws and I said "always", and then he showed me his stash!

It was only sort of organized and the guy never threw away a single screw or nut even when he should have. The sorting I've been doing has been a bit overwhelming, just sorting out useable from the junk let alone the zillion different styles of bolts and screws.
 
Here's an interesting style fastner.... either countersunk or just flat on the "head" end but on the threaded end there is a hex socket. I imagine these are meant to hold something like sheet metal to a frame member where a big faster end on the surface would not be acceptable.
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These are Hi-Loks or Hi-Lites. They are an interference fit fastener that are generally stronger than rivets and serve as a permanent type fastener. Airframers use them on frame/stringer joints etc.
 
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